English → Latin
“uncovered” in Latin
aperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break nūdusunclothed, nude, naked; stripped, deprived, destitute; defenceless, helpless, unarmedferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bearcaputthe head (of humans and animals); head; top; summit; point; end; extremity (beginning or end); origin; source; spring; h
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
uncovered
non tectus (without a deck; of a ship, boat): apertus (open on all sides; e.g., vessel, head; hence unprotected; e.g., side, latus): inopertus (uncovered, unveiled; e.g., head, caput): nudus (without clothes, naked). With his head uncovered, capite aperto (Cic., etc.); capite detecto (Suet.); capite inoperto (Sen.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for uncovered?
- The usual Latin words for “uncovered” are aperiō, nūdus, ferō; also caput. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.